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Youth development in the Caribbean : discussion draft (英语)

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This report responds to the growing concern over issues facing Caribbean youth today, and specifically, to a request made by the Caribbean Group for Cooperation and Economic Development (CGCED) to report on the subject of youth at the Sixteenth CGCED ... 更多显示This report responds to the growing concern over issues facing Caribbean youth today, and specifically, to a request made by the Caribbean Group for Cooperation and Economic Development (CGCED) to report on the subject of youth at the Sixteenth CGCED being held in june, 2002. The report's objectives are threefold: 1) To identify the risk and protective factors and determinants of youth behaviors and development; 2) To demonstrate that the negative behaviors of youth are costly not only to the youth themselves but also to society as a whole; and 3) to identify key intervention points for youth development, taking into account identified risk and protective factors for the Caribbean. This report focuses on the Bank's client countries, these being the OECS countries: Belize, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is organized as follows: After the Introduction, Chapter 2 provides a framework for analyzing youth development, presenting an integrative model of risk and protective factors for youth development. Chapter 3 reviews negative outcomes observed among Caribbean youth. Chapter 4 presents findings of the analysis of risk and protective factors of negative youth outcomes. Chapter 5 argues for investing in youth. Chapter 6 discusses youth policies and programming. Finally, Chapter 7 provides conclusions, a proposed strategy, and key policy entry points.
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